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The Three Fires Council Boy Scouts of America, in partnership with the Kendall County Outdoor Education Center and the American Whitewater Association is ready to challenge Scouts to learn and earn their Canoeing and Kayaking Merit Badges.

Our August roundtable will feature a special guest speaker for the Boy Scout segment of the evening. His name is Tim Ryan and he is known as “The Hope Dealer” for his gift of inspiring change in hearts of addicts–and speaking to the real solutions in the opioid epidemic. This is truly an epidemic and a harsh reality in our community. We want to equip our Boy Scout Leaders in our district to be able to learn and pass on the information they hear to their scouts as they see appropriate. With our motto being “Be Prepared” we need to be prepared for everything, and this is one area that our local area has fallen under great attack. What signs to look for and what to do could save a life and that is what we are all about.

Since informed citizens are our best defense against crime, we would like to offer the Boy Scouts an opportunity to earn their Crime Prevention Merit Badge. This workshop will include a tour of the Naperville Police Department Jail and will be conducted by Mary Browning, Crime Prevention/Community Education Specialist. Registration is required by emailing Mary Browning at browningm@naperville.il.us with your name, address, phone number, and Troop #. You may also call Mary at 630-420-6731. Blue cards will be provided.

*Participants must attend both sessions in order to earn the badge* / All requirements for the badge will be completed on those two dates, except for the following requirements that will be given as homework on February 7th to be completed and then returned on February 28th. We will be discussing how to do the following during the 1st session, so please do not complete the below requirements before then.

Prepare a notebook of newspaper and other clippings that address crime and crime prevention efforts in your community.

After doing EACH of the following, discuss with your counselor what you have learned:

Inspect your neighborhood for opportunities that may lead to crime. Learn how to do a crime prevention survey.

Using the checklist in this pamphlet, (the Merit Badge Book) conduct a security survey of your home and discuss the results with your family.

Help raise awareness about one school safety issue facing students by doing ONE of the following:

Create a poster for display on a school bulletin board.

With permission from school officials, create a page long public service announcement that could be read over the public address system at school or posted on the school’s Web site.

Make a presentation to a group such as a Cub Scout den that addresses the issue.

These workshops are limited to Scouts in the Naperville area &/or the Thunderbird or Indian Prairie Districts of the Three Fires Council, BSA

Congratulations to Jake Truckenbrod who has been selected as the 2017 Eagle Class Representative for the Three Fires Council. Jake was among 12 TFC Eagles who auditioned on January 13 for the honor to represent the more than 380 Eagles who received their rank in 2017. Jake is an Eagle Scout from Troop 57 and also served as the IP District OA Chapter Chief. He is a senior at Waubonsie Valley High School.

Jake will present his speech, A Different Perspective on the Rank, at the Class of 2017 Gathering of Eagles Banquet on February 16, 2018 at the Sheridan Lisle Hotel. See the Three Fires Council web site for more details if you would like to attend or sponsor an eagle.

Signup now! This is a great opportunity to check off that training you’ve been thinking about… and an especially good opportunity for Cub Leaders to finish all required training in ONE DAY before the end-of-year deadline!